"We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones."
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
by
Jules Verne
So complex is the human spirit that it can itself scarce discern the deep springs which impel it to action.
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The White Company
by
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
When such men, who are beyond hope and fear, begin in their dim minds to see the source their woes, it may be an evil time for those who have wronged them. The weak man becomes strong when he has nothing, for then only can he feel the wild, mad thrill of despair.
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The White Company
by
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
"It is a fool's plan to teach a man to be a cur in peace, and think that he will be a lion in war."
~
The White Company
by
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
"Man," I cried, "how ignorant art thou in thy pride of wisdom!"
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Frankenstein
by
Mary Shelley